Quotes About Representation

I'm going to be a voice for Californians who are suffering because California can't do the basics.

I try to represent Africa and Cameroon as well as I can.

Plus-size girls are now doing beauty campaigns and hair campaigns and so many different things that for so long we fought for and wanted.

Canada has two emblems - the beaver and the maple.

What is best for the Beauce is what is best for Canada.

We don't tell Canadian stories enough.

There's hardly a single show that doesn't have a Canadian on it.

I want to be that guy who comes to mind when you think of Canadian basketball one day.

You're always told in Canadian movies to make it look like the U.S. and people buy into the idea that that's the only way it'll work.

I love Canadians. I think we make an impact around the world just when people meet us, and whenever I meet another Canadian, I see it as well.

Canadians are all over the world. When they get a chance to support their team and show up, they've been doing it.

Canadians haven't always seen themselves in our party.

I've been fortunate in my career, but, yes, there have been many times when I have been told my audition has been cancelled because they're only going to see white people.

For any kid who feels like a newcomer, who feels like they don't belong, my candidacy says, 'Not only do you belong, you can also aspire to run this country.'

Having an election with only one candidate running is impossible. This is not a democracy.

I don't want to be Wall Street's candidate. I want to be Argentines' candidate.

Americans want to be represented by the best candidate, not the one with the richest friends.

I can't be an arm candy to the hero. I need to play characters that have layers, that people can relate to.

It's important to me for the world to see black men in different capacities - capacities in which they're probably not used to seeing them.

I've always been talking about race in some sort of capacity.

I've played 100 caps for England, for my country. Being the first black player, I think, is amazing.

I am proud to say I got 102 caps. I tweeted on the day of my 100th that I was 'grateful.'

Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.

The '65 Impala is pretty much me as a car.